Iran, speedboats and the problem with first impressions

Posted 51 weeks 6 days ago by Joel

It occurs to me that there's another lesson to be learned from news that "You will explode" threat isn't traceable to the Iranians.

Which is that there isn't much news. And maybe there should be.

Think about it. When the incident between the U.S. Navy and Iranian speedboats was first reported, it was given in a grimly breathless kind of way. It was a major story in every major news outlet in America. The president issued a stern warning to Iran, and that too, was carried.

And then it turns out the some elements of the story are in doubt? I'm looking around the Web, and there's not much about this particular development.

This doesn't serve the American public well at all. But it does serve the cause of keeping tensions high.